"The Window" by Ratboys (official video)

[@joelkoenig42]

WOW: “I wrote this song a few days after the death of my grandma in June 2020,” says Ratboys’ Julia Steiner. “She didn’t have COVID, but because of the pandemic my grandpa wasn’t able to visit her in person at the nursing home to say goodbye. He ended up standing outside her room and saying goodbye through an open window. A lot of the lyrics are direct quotes of things he said to her in those final moments.”

[@The.Akademic]

I already thought the song was good, but when I learned what it was about, it now hits like an emotional ton of bricks

[@joelkoenig42]

@@The.Akademic the SAME. I seriously can't stop listening. Powerful stuff.

[@gonzalohdez6294]

Wow. I already liked it but my god this turns the song into an emotional punch.

[@joelfaulder8985]

I...I should not have read this. 💔

[@farting_donkehy]

That breaks my heart

[@gachevsky7823]

Wow. Gen X-er here who can still be moved to tears by a new song. I'm floored. Keep doing what you are doing. Anyone else hear a bit of Karen Peris of The Innocence Mission in this song?

[@joshburton6471]

absolutely Karen Peris

[@Cra8z27]

I lost my wife in December 2020. Similar story to Julia's grand mother. My wife suffered a stroke before the pandemic but because of the pandemic we we're only allowed visits through a window. She suffered more strokes during the time in the nursing home and eventually passed on Christmas day 2020. Thank you Julia for such a meaningful song.

[@Hoppingcrow]

❤

[@briantopps5638]

Idk how she can sing that song so perfectly live. Like I wonder if she had to practice not tearing up becauae I can't even listen to this song without getting emotional. Wasn't even. My grandpa but my friends grandpa who got covid in 2021 but we all called him grandpa and we would listen to music together and he loved the banjo. He was a good man. Thank you for writing amazing music

[@RobotCreep]

Easily one of the most beautiful songs of all time! Ratboys 4 EVER

[@cgbach]

Beautiful but I don’t know about “easily” 🧐

[@philpierce2274]

Im 60 yrs old, saw them open for the decemberists in atlanta and loved their set. I love this song especially. My closest friend died two days later, but life goes on for a while, and this song helps me feel that.

[@duckydonuts2677]

I just saw them open in Denver! I love their songs, I can’t wait till their songs get the attention they deserve

[@Jaydee71172]

This takes me back to 90s independent music.

[@KrisKhunachak]

This might be one of my favorite songs I've heard this year. HOW DO THEY DO IT

[@bleachno9]

This mix of jangle pop guitars, a loud and noticable snare, and the slightly yodel like vocals made me think this was a song from 1990 when I was listening to it on the radio today. I thought this was Throwing Muses. This is really good.

[@lanceprzybyla7662]

The genesis of this song is heartbreaking yet incredible...Great tune with a 1989 vibe with a hint of 94

[@grantbent]

Julia’s plaintive, almost breaking voice is always the hook in Ratboys songs and this time it digs in extra deep. That melodic breakdown @3:12 is going to be one of the ear worms of my summer.

[@myelation]

Just picked up THE WINDOW..PRETTY IMPRESSED! Title track and Morning Zoo are outstanding tracks!

[@keithxedge21]

HOLY SHIT this song is something else 😭♥️

[@Hoppingcrow]

This song gutted me. I’ll be seeing them this summer and hope I make it through without bawling.

[@tobiasblackmoar]

I swear I've heard this melody somewhere before but idc this is crazy beautiful

[@priyanshuchndr1]

such a beautiful song

[@blakecate]

Beautiful song, beautiful video, another Ratboys classic

[@williamnoland5412]

I love Female singers and she is One of the Best

[@KarinaCiocca]

i'm not crying ur crying 🥺

[@brianshea4177]

"The Window" Ratboys "The Window" I walked across the green grass To where I knew you laid The way the sun was shining down I only saw your shape But, I need to tell you everything Before it's too late That I don't regret a single day And you're so beautiful So take this part of me Last in the middle Making sure to breathe One more time The window I saw you through the window We locked eyes and the window Was open, felt the wind blow I saw you through it How could I have known that You wouldn't come back home? I sit down at the table And I fiddle with the phone I wish you were right next to me Instead I'm alone But, I'll always have the memories Of our life together So take this part of me Last in the middle Making sure to breathe One last time The window I saw you through the window We locked eyes and the window Was open, felt the wind blow I looked in, and I felt you with me Yeah, I felt you with me When you waved your hand I felt you with me Sue, Sue, you'll always be my girl Sue, Sue, you'll always be my girl Sue, Sue, you'll always be my girl Sue, Sue So take this part of me Carry it with you Wherever it leads Don't be scared The window I see you through the window And when I sleep, the window You're here with me, the window You're in my dreams The window I see you through the window And when I sleep, the window You're here with me, the window You're in my dreams I feel you with me Yeah, I feel you with me When I close my eyes I feel you with me Writer(s): Julia Steiner, Marcus David Nuccio, Sean Neumann, David Wojciech Sagan

[@rick_s]

Listen, I absolutely love this song, but sometimes it will come on unexpectedly like while I’m mowing the lawn and then all of a sudden I’m crying while mowing the lawn.

[@bjpearce3415]

❤RATBOYS FOREVER ❤

[@words911]

I just read an article that said Robert Plant liked this song. Yes thee Robert Plant

[@stevebengel1346]

Yeah, I just read that article too

[@impishsongster333]

I just read it too. The article brought me here.

[@RoboRoku]

need this on repeat

[@RayRay2112-jm9xi]

I'm 60 yrs young was scrolling on Google that sent me here the story of Robert Plant liking this band is good me likey !!!

[@lomaujo]

At Madison’s B-Side Records ?

[@bradhardisty1652]

Congrats on Robert Plant discovering you at a Record Store and picking up the vinyl because he was so excited he told the owner to crank it up. I had to check it out. Really great vibe.

[@Panzerhut]

I already pre-ordered the album.

[@malcolmbradley6136]

Really enjoyable their sets supporting julien baker tour in the uk❤ definitely deserve support a talented band 🎸🎵🎸🎵🎸🎵

[@lizrulezk]

absolutely beautiful. thank you!

[@soniacfdez]

Song of the year ❤

[@astrid_autumn]

this song is so beautiful, I really love it

[@Howdy991]

Good song.

[@dericknoetzel]

Perfection. Thank you Ratboys.

[@tedp3898]

Great song!

[@davidobrien7610]

Beautiful song; see you at the Turf Club in October. :-)

[@ginocordone349]

Rayboys just keeps getting better. Fuck this is a good song

[@gochuckyourself1892]

really cool vid idea!

[@andykrahling6057]

This is really good....

[@FivePeake]

I watched the show in Ohio last Friday and honestly this is one of if not the best album I have heard.

[@kbusby4824]

Thanks Robert Plant!!

[@Lucasjon_theturnaround]

Was that filmed in atx?? Looks like barton springs

[@victoriomarasigan9774]

was some of this shot in Austin? looks like Barton Springs pool and maybe McKinney Falls?

[@johntereick5377]

Primarily Austin - some out in Boerne, Texas as well.

[@joelkoenig42]

Good catch! Even that really early concert footage of Ratboys at the beginning I believe was from their South by San Jose show.

[@xjoshx91]

i love this lol are the lyrics about a dog that ran away? or am i just stoned?

[@victoriomarasigan9774]

"i wrote it in the summer of 2020, a few days after my grandma passed away. she was living in a nursing home, but, due to the restrictions of the time, my grandpa couldn't visit her in person and instead had to say his goodbyes standing outside, talking through the open window of her room. the song tells that story through his eyes, using many of his words, and it’s dedicated to anyone out there who’s had to weather loss in strange ways, to share the strength of love in spite of separation." (from Julia)

[@annarks70]

Melancholy is the new Nirvana

[@markblue5375]

Sounds at times like the chorus of Gin Blossoms Learning the Hard Way

[@sojourner1511]

Surprised I ain't got to pay for ads yet. Just too damn many.

[@joshuawaynehensley]

welp, i'm going back to bed. 😢❤

[@Puma-td2ye]

Who’s here because Robert Plant likes these guys?

[@KrisKosachWellen]

That's heartbreaking.

[@jermaschinot]

a lot of gezers my age say there's no great music any more...... listen

[@jermaschinot]

?

[@olgajohnson6247]

here to score 😄

[@impishsongster333]

Giving me early Taylor Swift vibes. They probably won't like hearing that, but it does. 🤷 The melody & her vocals...tell me that doesn't sound like early TS?

[@EtyMologic-vj8wy]

mur-maid

[@coffeeis4closers]

Although I do think the idea for the song is good, this song and band is probably the most boring, uncreative, monotone band and song I have ever heard. Put up a side by side of maybe U2, Men at work, the who, the cure, nirvana and this looks like something my kids did in the basement and I had to grin and bear it. Wow, if this is all this generation has then I feel very sorry for you all.

[@Corieoreo]

That’s just like, your opinion man

[@coffeeis4closers]

@@Corieoreo if this band went side by side to any of the bands I mentioned it would become fact.

[@StopSayingLiterally]

@@coffeeis4closers Why the anger and meanness?

[@coffeeis4closers]

@@StopSayingLiterally not angry and mean just truth. Sometimes it hurts.

[@StopSayingLiterally]

@@coffeeis4closers Truth, yet you like overwrought "singers" like Bono, Robert Smith, and Roger Daltrey? LOL. Typical internet tough guy. My generation (I'm 65) is filled with bitter old cranks like you. Clinging to the past because you're out of touch with (real) modern life. Seriously, why be an asshole? What's in it for you? Do you know what a fact is?